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Balance at heart of national defense strategy, Gates says
September 30, 2008

Executive order eases federal employment for military spouses
September 30, 2008

CJCS, TAG salute Virginia volunteers
September 29, 2008
Adm. Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses attendees at the Virginia National Guard Recognition Workshop Aug. 23-24 in Wiliamsburg.

Airman's Experience Aids Hurricane Response
September 29, 2008
Air Force Senior Airman Gabe Bird provides satellite radio communications for the Cameron Emergency Operations Center damage assessment team in Cameron, La., during the response to Hurricane Ike. Bird is a joint tactical air controller with the Louisiana Air National Guard's 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron at Camp Beauregard, La.

Guardsman's wife provides better 'Sleep for Soldiers'
September 25, 2008
Virginia National Guard Spc. Phillip Read and other Soldiers receive kits that contain an egg crate mattress pad, a set of sheets and a pillow sent from the "Sleep for Soldiers" initiative.

Army Guard gets new medevac Blackhawk
September 25, 2008
An exterior view of the front of the new HH-60M Blackhawk, a helicopter specifically designed for medevac missions, at it's delivery ceremony during the National Guard Association of the United States Confernce in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 21, 2008. The M-series is latest model produced by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for military use, with an Intergrated Forward Looking Infrared Radar to make it easier to see personnel on the ground and a "glass cockpit" for better visibility.

Gen. Schwartz outlines future role, relationship with Guard
September 25, 2008
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz speaks during a conference of the National Guard Association of the United States Sept. 22 in Baltimore.

Advisors can help with adjustment to civilian life
September 25, 2008
Wisconsin National Guard transition assistance advisor Jeff Unger counsels Capt. Dan Hanson, his wife Jen, and their children Mitch, Jake, and Liz, at his office in Madison, April 4, 2007.

Gates: Guard funding at record levels
September 25, 2008

Virginia Guardsman participate in pilot adventure program
September 24, 2008
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team travel down the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania Sept. 13. The Soldiers were particpating in Warrior Adventure Quest, an Army pilot program designed to curb high-risk behavior in redeploying Soldiers by giving them an outlet through high-adventure activities.

North Dakota Soldiers participate in live-fire exercise in Texas
September 23, 2008
North Dakota Soldiers participate in live-fire exercise in Texas

Gates salutes Guardsmen for missions at home, abroad
September 23, 2008

Guard mourns 7 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
September 23, 2008

America Supports You: Golf Classic Honors Soldier's Memory
September 23, 2008

President Honors Guardsman's Volunteerism
September 23, 2008
President George Bush talks with Air Force Maj. Dan Rooney of the Oklahoma Air National Guard after arriving at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Sept. 12, 2008. Bush presented Rooney with the President's Volunteer Service Award for his contributions to the lives of military families through his Folds of Honor Foundation. Rooney left for his third tour in Iraq shortly after receiving the award.

Chaff, flares, bullets and bombs - how munitions element gives Falcon its claws
September 22, 2008
Staff Sgt. Scott Thompson, munitions technician, drives a MJ-1B bomb lift to load BDU-50 inert bombs to a trailer for assembly and transport to the flight line. Master Sgt. Jim Stenger, assistant munitions supervisor, guides the bombs during transport to the trailer. This bomb lift, and others like it, is maintained by the wing's aerospace ground equipment shop.

Guardmembers eligible for 'Safe Haven' compensation
September 22, 2008

Guardmembers eligible for 'Safe Haven' compensation
September 22, 2008
Homes in Grand Isle are flooded from storm surge caused by Hurricane Gustav here, Sept. 2, 2008.

Island response teams 'leapfrog' a simulated chemical attack
September 22, 2008
Members of the Guam National Guard's 94th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team (CST) assess a simulated suspected terrorist crime scene at a vacant high school near Tumon Bay, Guam Sept. 17 as part of the National Guard Bureau sponsored exercise Vigilant Guard. Vigilant Guard is a multi-day homeland defense exercise designed to enhance the Guard's and other agencies' capabilities and abilities to join in an emergency.

Second-graders high-five Soldiers helping hands
September 22, 2008
Napoleonville Primary School second-graders pose with the Soldiers of the 928th Sapper Company, 769th Engineer Battalion on Sept. 18, in Napoleonville, La. The students thanked the Soldiers for their hard work in the community after the hurricanes.